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underdrag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + drag.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underdrags	Number=Plur		lexicographic

underdrag en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + drag.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To exert pull on the underside of (something).
2. (intransitive) To undergo a pull from the underside.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underdrags	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
underdragging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underdragged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underdragged	Tense=Past		lexicographic